After examining those two pages, this is exactly what I will be grading when I examine your version, which will be worth 60 points.
1. A total of five questions NOT asked by Davis in Don't Know Much About History (5 points)
5 points - questions modeled after the style found in the book (a question that makes the topic sound interesting)
4 points - questions that makes clear what the answer will discus
3 points - questions that are vague OR don't indicate what the answer will discuss
2 points - less than five questions asked
1 points - no questions asked beside the one being answered for the assignment
2. Foreword (10 points)
10 points - indicates where (between what two questions in what chapter and pages) the question/answer will go, what your topic is, why you chose the topic, your name/section, and your feelings on the book
8 points to 2 points - deduction depends on how many things are missing from the foreword
3. The passage (30 points)
30 points - well constructed, well written, answers the question, indicates that you have ownership over the material
24 points - decently well written, minor spelling/capitalization/tensing issues, missing some minor important points (or out of sequence)
18 points - okay, occasional spelling/capitalization/tensing issues, missing some major important points (or out of sequence)
12 points - poorly constructed/written, major spelling/capitialzation/tensing issues, ignored question or improperly answered it
6 points - thrown together, improperly written and/or constructed, hard to comprehend viewpoint, opinionated
4. The research (10 points)
10 points - uses at least five sources (and only one can be user edited or created, i.e. - wikipedia or a personal website/blog)
8 points - uses at least four sources (and only one can be user edited or created, i.e. - wikipedia or a personal website/blog)
6 points - uses at least three sources (and only one can be user edited or created, i.e. - wikipedia or a personal website/blog)
4 points - uses at least two sources (and only one can be user edited or created, i.e. - wikipedia or a personal website/blog)
2 points - uses only one source
5. Sourcing your research (5 points)
5 points - properly sited format for all information in text (footnotes or APA) AND a bibliography at the end
4 points to 1 point - deduction for each improperly sited example in the text/bibliography (automaticly a three if no bibliography)
Before examing this rubric...
After examining those two pages, this is exactly what I will be grading when I examine your version, which will be worth 60 points.
1. A total of five questions NOT asked by Davis in Don't Know Much About History (5 points)
2. Foreword (10 points)
3. The passage (30 points)
4. The research (10 points)
5. Sourcing your research (5 points)
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